I believe the M235i is destined to be one of the all time great BMW's, one that will increase the magic of the brand, a halo car without a halo price.

The M2 is so much of an unknown now. It has to sit somewhere between the 322 HP of the M235i and the 420+ (I can't remember the right number0 of the upcoming M3/M4. I suppose it is possible to squeeze around 370 horses out of a well pressurized two liter 4 pot, build the rest of the car light with carbon fiber and and aluminum body parts and wind up with something really interesting. Then again, it might have a 6.

With a i6 in an m235i the M2 must have a i6, don't you think? And the CLA 45 created the most powerful 4 with 355 hp i really dont think BMW will go for a 4 just to beat that record for the M2.

I believe the M235i is destined to be one of the all time great BMW's, one that will increase the magic of the brand, a halo car without a halo price.

The M2 is so much of an unknown now. It has to sit somewhere between the 322 HP of the M235i and the 420+ (I can't remember the right number0 of the upcoming M3/M4. I suppose it is possible to squeeze around 370 horses out of a well pressurized two liter 4 pot, build the rest of the car light with carbon fiber and and aluminum body parts and wind up with something really interesting. Then again, it might have a 6.

With a i6 in an m235i the M2 must have a i6, don't you think? And the CLA 45 created the most powerful 4 with 355 hp i really dont think BMW will go for a 4 just to beat that record for the M2.

I'm going to guess that the M2 will focus primarily on efficient dynamics.

So lighter weight, lighter engine, but with good power figures. A 4 cylinder M car would make an awesome addition and be a hell of a car that a lot of enthusiasts would be waiting for

Love the cars coming down the pike. My only gripes: new numbering system (sorry-dead horse), and that 'slash' behind the front wheel/fender. Too Dodge Daytona/Chev Camaro for me... And that's coming form someone who drives a Z4: a vehicle with an equally strange design 'slash' in the same area. Otherwise, the new cars are the bomb. Aggressive like the 1-series M Coupe (my dream car).

I'd be fine with the 4pot from Jag
Go to page/image 12 at the above link.

"So they ended up with a 500bhp, four-cylinder, 1.6-litre engine. It's a blank-sheet job, not derived from a road or race unit. Up to 5,500rpm, it's supercharged. After that, it hands on to a turbo, which keeps going to the limit of 10,200rpm. That is not a misprint. "

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